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Iss 31 dicembre 2021 - Ecco i dati principali emersi dalla cabina di regia: L’incidenza settimanale a livello nazionale continua ad aumentare rapidamente: 783 vs 100.000 abitanti (24/12/2021 - 30/12/2021) vs 351 per 100.000 abitanti (17/12/2021 – 23/12/2021), dati flusso ministero Salute. Nel periodo 7 dicembre – 20 dicembre 2021, l’Rt medio calcolato sui casi sintomatici è stato pari a 1,18 (range 1,13 – 1,22), leggermente in aumento rispetto alla settimana precedente ed ancora al di sopra della soglia epidemica. É stabile, ma ancora sopra la soglia epidemica, l’indice di trasmissi...

Iss 24 dicembre 2021 -    Ecco i dati principali emersi dalla cabina di regia: L’incidenza settimanale a livello nazionale continua ad aumentare: 351 per 100.000 abitanti (17/12/2021 – 23/12/2021) vs 241 per 100.000 abitanti (10/12/2021 –16/12/2021), dati flusso ministero Salute. Nel periodo 30 novembre – 13 dicembre 2021, l’Rt medio calcolato sui casi sintomatici è stato pari a 1,13 (range 1,11 – 1,15), stabile rispetto alla settimana precedente ma al di sopra della soglia epidemica. É stabile, ma ancora sopra la soglia epidemica, l’indice di trasmissibilità basato sui c...

Iss 23 dicembre 2021 -  In Italia è in forte crescita la percentuale della variante Omicron, che da una stima basata sulle analisi preliminari dei tamponi raccolti per l’indagine rapida del 20 dicembre potrebbe essere intorno al 28%, ma con forti variabilità regionali.   L’analisi si è basata su circa 2mila tamponi raccolti in 18 regioni/PPAA, in cui sono stati considerati come possibili positivi a Omicron quei campioni in cui risultava mancante uno dei tre geni che normalmente viene ricercato nei test diagnostici molecolari (cosiddetto S gene dropout) o altri test di screening pe...

ISS 18 dicembre 2021 Sono salite a 84 le sequenze della variante Omicron analizzate e depositate nella piattaforma ICoGen, che riceve le segnalazioni della rete di oltre 70 laboratori regionali coordinata dall’Iss. Il dato è in forte crescita rispetto alle 55 presenti ieri mattina. La maggior parte delle segnalazioni (aggiornate alle ore 9 del 18 dicembre) è arrivata da Lombardia (33) e Campania (20, di cui 7 legate al ‘caso indice’ di fine novembre), mentre in generale la variante è segnalata in 13 regioni (Lazio 8, Puglia 7, Veneto 5, Piemonte e Emilia Romagna 2, Abruzzo, Calabria, Ligu...

ISS, December 10th 2021 -  The following are the main data issuing from the Situation Room:  ●    The weekly incidence at national level is rising steeply: 241 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (10/12/2021 –16/12/2021) vs 176 cases per 100,000 inhabitants (03/12/2021-09/12/2021), data flow of the Ministry of Health. ●    In the period from 24 November – 7 December 2021, the median Rt calculated on asymptomatic cases was equal to 1.13 (range 1,09 – 1,19), slightly lower than the previous week but above the epidemic threshold.  The transmissibility index...

Iss 15 dicembre 2021 - In Italia il 6 dicembre scorso la variante delta era ancora largamente predominante, con una prevalenza stimata superiore al 99%, mentre per la Omicron sono stati trovati 4 casi, corrispondenti allo 0,19% del campione esaminato. Sono questi i risultati principali della nuova indagine rapida condotta dall’Iss e dal Ministero della Salute insieme ai laboratori regionali e alla Fondazione Bruno Kessler. L’indagine integra le attività di monitoraggio di routine, e non contiene quindi tutti i casi di varianti rilevate ma solo quelle relative alla giornata presa in considerazi...

ISS, December 14th 2021 -  With regards to unfounded news reported by some newspapers on the appointment of Mr. Vitangelo Dattoli to the Board of Directors of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità – ISS (Italian National Institute of Health) by President Brusaferro, the following clarifications are in order:  President Brusaferro has no decision-making or advisory power to appoint members of the Board of Directors. The Statute establishes that the ISS Board of Directors is appointed by the Minister of Health through an administrative provision upon the designation of various entities (na...

ISS, December 10th 2021 -  Here are the main data that emerged from the control room: ●    The weekly incidence at national level continued to increase: 176 per 100 thousand inhabitants (03/12/2021 - 09/12/2021) versus 155 per 100 thousand inhabitants (26/11 / 2021-02/12/2021), data flow Ministry of Health. ●    In the period from 16 November to 29 November 2021, the mean Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 1.18 (range 1.06 - 1.24), slightly down compared to the previous week but above the epidemic threshold. The transmissibility index based on ...

ISS, December 3th 2021 - Here are the main data that emerged from the Situation Room: ●    The weekly incidence at national level continued to increase: 155 per 100 thousand inhabitants (26/11/2021 - 02/12/2021) versus 125 per 100 thousand inhabitants (19/11 / 2021-25 / 11/2021), data flow Ministry of Health. ●    In the period from 10 November to 23 November 2021, the average Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was 1.20 (range 1.12 - 1.28), above the epidemic threshold. The transmissibility index based on hospitalized cases decreased, but still remained above th...

ISS, November 27th 2021 -  As part of the SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing activities of the network coordinated by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità – ISS (Italian National Institute of Health), a sequence was identified in the ICoGen platform attributable to what is now known as variant of concern (VOC) and defined yesterday by WHO as "Omicron". The sample is in the process of further confirmation in order to definitively assign the lineage which, for this VOC, is B.1.1.529. The rapid identification of the new sequence and hence immediate contact tracing was possible thanks to the presence...

ISS, November 26th 2021 -  Here are the main data that emerged from the Situation Room: ●    The weekly incidence at national level continued to increase: 125 per 100 thousand inhabitants (19/11/2021 - 25/11/2021) versus 98 per 100 thousand inhabitants (12/11/2021 – 18/11/2021), data provided by the Ministry of Health. ●    In the period from 3 November to 16 November 2021, the average Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 1.23 (range 1.15 - 1.30), hence stable compared to the previous week and above the epidemic threshold. The transmissibility ind...

Iss, 25 novembre 2021 - Oltre 470mila decessi evitati in Europa, di cui almeno 22mila in Italia. L’impatto positivo dei vaccini anti Covid è stato dimostrato da due nuovi studi: uno internazionale guidato dall’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) in collaborazione con il Centro Europeo per la Prevenzione ed in controllo delle malattie (ECDC) e uno studio italiano dell’Iss, entrambi pubblicati oggi dalla rivista Eurosurveillance.

25 novembre 2021 - Oltre 470mila decessi evitati in Europa, di cui almeno 22mila in Italia. L’impatto positivo dei vaccini anti Covid è stato dimostrato da due nuovi studi: uno internazionale guidato dall’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità (OMS) in collaborazione con il Centro Europeo per la Prevenzione ed in controllo delle malattie (ECDC) e uno studio italiano dell’Iss, entrambi pubblicati oggi dalla rivista Eurosurveillance. Lo studio OMS, che si riferisce al periodo da gennaio a novembre 2021, rileva come la vaccinazione abbia evitato il 51% delle morti attese nella regione Europea tra ...

ISS, November 24th 2021 - Brusaferro (ISS): "Supporting innovation means promoting fair and effective clinical transfer" Palmisano - ASSOBIOTEC - Federchimica: "A permanent Task Force including all the players in the Health System is essential". The Association also presents its new position paper Cell&Gene More than 2,600 clinical trials are in progress worldwide, of which 240 in Phase 3 (158 carried out by the bio-pharmaceutical industry and 85 by academia, governments or other institutions) 24 November 2021 - Constant dialogue between patients, clinicians and institutions to strengt...

ISS, November 19th 2021 -  Pierdominici: "Family doctors are trusted figures, an alliance with them is essential, we want to cooperate in their training because they play a key role in reducing isolation and loneliness" Cricelli: "The peculiarities of each patient are always an opportunity for treatment for the general practitioner" Brogonzoli: "We need a snapshot of the current situation so as to provide doctors with adequate tools" More thorough knowledge is needed about the health issues of transgender individuals. This is what has emerged from the preliminary data of a survey promot...

ISS, November 19th 2021  Here are the main data that emerged from the Situation Room: ●    The weekly incidence at national level continued to increase: 98 per 100 thousand inhabitants (12/11/2021 - 18 /11/2021) versus 78 per 100 thousand inhabitants (05/10/2021 - 11/11/2021), data provided by the Ministry of Health. ●    In the period between 27 October and 9 November 2021, the average Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 1.21 (range 1.14 - 1.26), and was stable compared to the previous week and above the epidemic threshold. On the other hand, th...

November 12th 2021 Here are the main data that emerged from the Situation Room: ● The weekly incidence at national level continued to increase: 78 per 100 thousand inhabitants (05/11/2021 - 11/ 11/2021) versus 53 per 100 thousand inhabitants (29/10/2021 - 04/11/2021), data provided by the Ministry of Health. ● In the period between 20 October and 2 November 2021, the mean Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 1.21 (range 1.08 - 1.31), an increase compared to the previous week and steadily above the epidemic threshold. The transmissibility index based on hospitalized cases remained...

ISS, November 5th 2021 Here are the main data that emerged from the Situation Room: •    The weekly incidence at national level has increased: 53 per 100 thousand inhabitants (29/10/2021 - 04/11/2021) versus 46 per 100,000 inhabitants (22/10/2021 - 28/10/2021), data provided by the Ministry of Health. •    In the period between 13 October and 26 October 2021, the average Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 1.15 (range 0.93 - 1.28), an increase compared to the previous week and above the epidemic threshold. The transmissibility index based on hospitali...

ISS, October 29th 2021 •   The weekly incidence at national level rapidly and generally increased compared to the previous week, and was just below the threshold of 50 cases per week per 100,000 inhabitants. •    Transmissibility estimated on the basis of symptomatic cases increased reaching levels close to the epidemic threshold; transmissibility estimated on the basis of hospitalized cases increased reaching levels above the epidemic threshold. This trend needs to be monitored with extreme attention and, if confirmed, could foreshadow a new wave of the epidemic. •&n...

ISS, October 29th 2021 Here are the main data that emerged from the Situation Room: There was an increase in the weekly incidence at national level: 46 per 100,000 inhabitants (22/10/2021 – 28/10/2021) versus 34 per 100,000 inhabitants (15/10/2021 –21/10/2021), data provided by the Ministry of Health. · In the period 6 October - 19 October 2021, the mean Rt calculated on symptomatic cases was equal to 0.96 (range 0.83 – 1.16), just below the epidemic threshold with an increase compared to the previous week. The “augmented” Rt was above the epidemic threshold (Rt = 1.14 (1.13 – 1.16) on 19...